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Umbrachat is a peer-to-peer encrypted discord alternative (github.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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Originally Umbrachat was a web app named Peersuite ( that I also developed) that was distributed as a docker image, web site, or electron app. Umbrachat has chat with channels, file sharing, threaded replies, and image preview in chat. Also, audio/video conferencing and screenshare.

I pulled out the non-social business type features ( document editing, whiteboard, and kanban ) and simplified the CSS and the code. I got everything down to under 200k in size and packaged it as a browser extension, which IMO is a way simpler method to use it.

All datastreams ( chat, audio, video) are encrypted end to end. After the initial connection to the server you are connected directly to your friends in a mesh network with superpeer capability.

github: https://github.com/openconstruct/umbrachat peersuite github: https://github.com/openconstruct/Peersuite

Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/umbrachat/

Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/umbrachat/jdgneoijldkiffdnhkibcdnajchecaip?hl=en-US

Happy to answer any questions!

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[–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

Required permissions for core functionality:

Access your data for all websites
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Required data collection:

The developer says this extension collects: personal communications

Collecting personal communications? doesn't sound that private...

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago

    It's a chat program. I answered a questionaire on it and they auto-populated the fields. The extension is open source. After discovery you are connected directly to your friends, there is no capture of any text or data sent, it's all encrypted p2p.

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